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Dr. Taryn Stejskal talks about subtly asking questions to elicit answers about the "elephant in the room" no one wants to talk about.

When Dr. Taryn Stejskal meets with couples, first she listens to their story then works with them to form strategies that work for their individual issues.

After a parent has TBI, kids might say, "She looks like my Mom, but she doesn't act like it," or "He seems half dead, and half alive."

Art work can help children express how they're feeling about their injured parent. In turn, the drawings can help psychologists help those kids adapt to changes in their family.

After a parent's injury, young children often cope and adapt by becoming clingy with other adults, acting out, or regressing developmentally. This is normal and, with help, will pass.

Psychologists have effective strategies like the "Worry Worm Box" to help young children deal with their anxieties about their injured parent.

Role playing is one strategy that psychologists use to help children deal with embarrassment they may have by their parent with TBI, or people's reaction to that parent.

The VA works creatively to help patients with TBI and combat stress — and their families — recover and rebuild a full life.

Keeping a journal, taking videos, and looking back to mark progress can help families with a loved one with a severe TBI. But most importantly, families need to seek help.

People with a brain injury — and their families — often feel as if no one understands what they're going through. But there are strategies to help.